As part of the Court’s commitment to supporting legal education and fostering future leaders in the legal profession, Chief Judge Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach participated as a judge in the 2024 Competencia Nacional de Debate Miguel A. Velázquez Rivera. Held on April 4, 2025 at the Puerto Rico Supreme Court and sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, the event brought together student teams from all three ABA-accredited law schools on the island. Chief Judge Arias-Marxuach joined Puerto Rico Supreme Court Associate Justices Ángel Colón Pérez and Camille Rivera Pérez in evaluating the students’ oral advocacy. The University of Puerto Rico team won this year’s competition.